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leadfoot9 t1_iy4l7ix wrote

While downcycling old rail bridges IS very efficient and environmentally friendly, I wish there were a way to get new non-car infrastructure that didn't involve cannibalizing former railroad right-of-way.

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Plastic-Net6945 t1_iy5iqk0 wrote

They seem to be fine closing so many ROW that easily could be converted to commuter rails. It is so much harder to reclaim ROW once it has been redeveloped and access has been shut down... and Pittsburgh is in dire need of rail infrastructure.

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